Travel services in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Travel services was 20.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Europe & Central Asia, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Europe & Central Asia stood at 20.7%.
That represents a change of up 18.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 33.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2020.
That places Europe & Central Asia 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Travel services in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 25.5% | — |
| 1976 | 24.2% | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 25.8% | +6.6% |
| 1978 | 27.0% | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 27.3% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 27.7% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 25.9% | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 26.3% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 26.3% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 30.8% | +13.5% |
| 1987 | 32.8% | +6.5% |
| 1988 | 33.3% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 32.3% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | -12.6% |
| 1994 | 29.6% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 30.3% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 30.6% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 30.6% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 32.5% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 30.8% | -5.2% |
| 2001 | 29.6% | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -5.5% |
| 2006 | 24.9% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 23.6% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 23.0% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 22.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -9.7% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -53.3% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | +56.4% |
| 2023 | 17.4% | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 20.7% | +18.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services in Europe & Central Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +56.4% | 9.7% | 15.2% |
| 2020 | -53.3% | 18.7% | 8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.0% | 24.2% | 27.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 28.8% | 25.9% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.6% | 28.4% | 32.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 23.6% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.9% | 18.7% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 8.7% | 20.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2059 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 2.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 18,580 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.5369 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 10.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 5,268 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,127 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0105 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Europe & Central Asia?
- Travel services in Europe & Central Asia was 20.7% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.3% in 1988.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for travel services?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 25th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.